Prospects: First-year coach Marcelo Bielsa inherits a maturing block of young players led by striker Fernando Llorente that should finish in the European places and possibly challenge for a spot in the top four.

Prospects: Atletico's fate will greatly depend on whether Diego Forlan can re-establish himself as one of Europe's leading strikers, but with Sergio Aguero and David de Gea leaving for England the Madrid-based team will be hard pressed to stay in European competition.

Prospects: With Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas and Chile forward Alexis Sanchez bolstering Barcelona's attack led by Lionel Messi, only Real Madrid stands in the way of the Catalan giants matching the ''Dream Team's'' four straight league titles from the early 1990s.